by Matt Gibson Caring for fruit trees can be extremely satisfying. There aren’t a lot of things in life that are quite as fulfilling than biting into a fresh piece of fruit that you grew yourself, just picked from the tree and still warm from the sun. Fresh fruit is not just … [Read more...]
Thin Your Fruit to Prevent Rotting in Backyard Orchards
Though it can be comforting to eye those weighted-down branches on your fruit trees and anticipate the harvest, the sad fact is that fruit that's too tightly clustered on the tree can begin to rot. While there are chemical solutions to some of the factors that cause rotting, a … [Read more...]